Samsung gets Golden Peacock Award for CSR initiative

Samsung Electronics has been awarded the prestigious Golden Peacock Award 2012 for its CSR program, Samsung Hope Project, for the second consecutive year. The award recognises Samsungs CSR initiatives in the areas of Education, Sports, Arts and Culture. New Delhi, India:Samsung Electronics, was awarded the prestigious Golden Peacock Award 2012 for its CSR program, Samsung Hope Project, for the second consecutive year. The Golden Peacock Award was given away by H.E. Humaid Mohamed Obaid Al Qutami, UAE Minister of Education and Justice M. N. Venkatachaliah, Chairman, Institute of Directors and former Chief Justice of India. Ruchika Batra, GM-Corporate Communications, Samsung South West Asia HQ was given the award in the presence of eminent leaders from the industry. The Award recognises the Companys CSR initiatives in the areas of Education, Sports, Arts and Culture. We are proud to receive the prestigious Golden Peacock Award for our CSR program, Samsung Hope Project for the second consecutive year. At Samsung, we are committed to giving back to the community and our projects in the areas of education, culture, sports and community development are aimed at making a positive difference in the lives of the beneficiaries, states B D Park, President & CEO, South West Asia HQ, Samsung Electronics and MD, Samsung India. Samsung Hope Project represents Samsung Corporate Social responsibility initiatives in the area of Education, Culture, Community development and Sports. Some of the Companys initiatives in the area of education include running e-learning centres in different parts of the country; Samsung Wheels of Hope, a mobile computer lab that gives children studying in government and government-aided schools access to internet and notebooks/tablets and also awards scholarship programs to those in need. Samsung has recently partnered with two NGOs Smile Foundation in Delhi and AID India in Tamil Nadu, to provide quality education to underprivileged kids. Under the Samsung SuperKidz Program children from 100 villages in Tamil Nadu will benefit from AID Indias vast experience and will learn Tamil, English, Math, and Science through innovative teaching techniques. Mission Education, established in the year 2003, is the flag ship programme of the Smile Foundation. The programme reaches out to more than 12000 children across 19 states in India. Through Samsungs support, Smile Foundation will reach out to children at two centres in New Delhi and Noida. The program will enroll children in the age group of 6-16 years in bridge courses and equip these children by making them ready for education programmes at formal schools.